ARRA opportunities ended on February 17, 2011, with required completion of all ARRA projects. This Website was constructed to provide opportunities pertinent to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. Although extensions have been granted by the Federal Rail Administration to complete certain existing projects, this website will soon be replaced.
Please look soon to Amtrak’s Procurement Portal to be launched in August 2011. It will continue to provide opportunities with current Requests for, Information, Bid, and Proposal.
Recovery Act Amtrak construction opportunities available for competitive bid are available to the general public via this web site. Click the “Go” button to begin searching construction opportunities. 
Recovery Act Amtrak non-construction opportunities available for competitive bid are available to the general public via this web site. Click the “Go” button to begin searching non-construction opportunities.
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 “Recovery Act” was enacted by Congress to : (1) preserve and create jobs and promote economic recovery, (2) assist those most impacted by the recession, (3) provide investments needed to increase economic efficiency by spurring technological advances in science and health, (4) invest in transportation, environmental protection and other infrastructure that will provide long-term economic benefits, and (5) stabilize State and local government budgets, in order to minimize and avoid reductions in essential services and counterproductive state and local tax increases.
The Recovery Act includes an appropriation of $1.3 billion to enable the Secretary of Transportation to provide grants to Amtrak for investments in capital security including life safety improvements, repair, rehabilitation, or upgrade of railroad assets or infrastructure, and for capital projects that expand passenger rail capacity, including the rehabilitation of rolling stock.
You can find out more about how Amtrak is investing the Recovery Act funds on Amtrak.com:
Amtrak and the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009
